Sunday, April 7, 2013

A Sample Of What "Informational Text" Students Will Use With Common Core

We found a youtube channel for an organization called the Teaching Channel. It is a "non profit" that has put out videos to help market the new Common Core curriculum. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have donated over $11M to the Teaching Channel since 2011.

Let's take a look at a few of the sample subjects such as the 10th grade topic of European Imperialism in Africa. Sample text for the project came from an "eye witness book on Africa," an essay by 16th century social reformer (anti-imperialist) Bartolome de las Casas, and excerpts from a novel called "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe (another anti-colonialist) all of which are recommended as standard text in the Common Core appendix.

Sound a little one-sided?

As we know, the Common Core Standards will now include about 70% of "informational text" in the curriculum. By "informational text" we mean one-sided text which will be presented as "fact." Then, students can participate in panels such as this one with their new-found knowledge of evils of imperialism and colonialism:

"I think the facts were there, but I think it could have been much more specific.....Maybe you want to say, 'Use these sources.' So, maybe you have to specify like 'You MUST use information from the following documents....' "

Well, now that doesn't sound like it encourages critical thinking.

Another video explains that "What you have to be able to do is show that you can argue based on evidence and show that you can convey complex information clearly."

As you watch the videos, try not to focus too much on the number of misspelled words on the student's papers. Spelling isn't important because kids will always have spell check as a crutch....

The teacher in the above video poses a question to the students about the informational text they read, "How do you know what he is saying is real or not?"

Because. The informational text is from the New York Times.

This information will certainly prepare students for college and career readiness.

As the teacher said, "There are various sources. Some are reliable and some are not. They need to be able to independently determine that."

Of course, the sources that the CCSS recommends will be reliable.

Teachers are encouraged to incorporate the ELA CCSS into other classes such as Social Studies, History, Science and Technical Subjects. In the following video, the English teacher collaborated with a science teacher who selected articles and text for the students who were to write a persuasive essay on natural disasters. And by an essay on natural disasters we really mean, whether or not the United States should provide foreign aid to countries that have experienced a disaster.

Enjoy these other snippets of Common Core lessons put together by the Bill Gates funded Teaching Channel...

Like this English class lesson on child marriage in Afghanistan and learning to feel badly that their median income is $800/year while it is over $40k in the United States without pointing out the reasons why.

Or the fact that there is global warming climate change...

and more climate change.....

Well, at least these 4th graders are learning the three "R"s......

Ok. Not Reading, Writing and 'Rithmatic but "Revolution" "Reaction" and "Reform."

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Too Long, Didn't Read (TL/DR) sectionIf you give a kid an iPad, he'll have to have an Internet connection. And if he has an internet connection at school, he can have one at home, too. If you have an Internet connection at school and home, you can implement digital textbooks. If you use digital textbooks, you can easily create digital exams which everyone can take. If you create digital exams for everyone, you will need to teach a common curriculum. If you teach a common curriculum, he can pull out his free iPad from his backback to create an advertising brochure for a green energy company in 7th grade math class. If he creates green energy brochures in math class, he will be completely unprepared for the real world. But, at least he has a free iPad.

Rich Crandall admits he has spent 5 years working alongside leftists intent on destroying our educational system and "equalizing" outcomes. CCSS is FAR from a "state-led" effort. It was conceived, written, implemented and funded by leftist organizations and an Obama Administration whose goal is to "transform" America using our children.

Obama's "Green Ribbon"awards in Arizona. Just another way to implement Agenda 21 in our local schools. Less about learning and more about brainwashing.

Jeff Flake was FOR Comprehensive Immigration Reform before he was AGAINST it after he was FOR it.

Robert Graham prides himself on single-handedly defeating Prop 121 which had no chance of winning to begin with and lined the pockets of political consultants along the way. "Conservative" Graham's ARL PAC also donated to Orrin Hatch as well as the Republican Victory Fund who used that money to support Rich Crandall over John Fillmore in a primary election.

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